Stoke’s June swoop for playmaker Nick Powell has been judged one of the top five transfers of the month.

And amongst the “honorable mentions” is the Potters’ £2m deal to bring Barnsley defender Liam Lindsay to the bet365 Stadium.

The list has been compiled by the football website Vavel, and the Powell deal is listed at number four. It is described as “the pick of the Potters’ huge crop of June 25 additions”, which also saw Lindsay, Adam Davies, Lee Gregory, Jordan Cousins and Stephen Ward also join the club.

Top of the pile is Bristol City’s canny swoop for Chelsea defender Jay Dasilva.

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With a transfer embargo in place at Stamford Bridge, it was thought most of the Premier League club’s youngsters would be kept on this summer.

But the Robins had Dasilva on loan last season, and they have exercised a clause in that deal which allows them to buy the full-back for an undisclosed fee.

Number two on the list is a player linked with a move to Stoke last year. Will Vaulks was Rotherham captain at that time, but the Wales international midfielder has now joined relegated Cardiff City for an initial fee of £2.1m.

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Coming in at three is defender Patrick Bauer’s move from Charlton Athletic to Preston North End, while ranked fifth is Yoann Barbet’s switch from one London club in Brentford to another in Queens Park Rangers, Stoke’s opening day opponents at the bet365 Stadium.

Another of the “best of the rest” deals saw Potteries-born defender Curtis Nelson leave Oxford United to join Cardiff on a free transfer.

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